Something in the fridge went mouldy, so I thought I'd better
empty the thing, and clean it. I used a spray-on "Mr. Muscle
Multi-Task" ("cleans from kitchens to carpets"), as I have
recently bought some. All was well for a day or two, then it
began to smell bad again - not a mouldy smell, either, just
a horrid smell as of plugholes, old dogs, and... something.
I cleaned it again, with the same stuff. All was well for a
day or two, and now it smells as bad as after the first clean.

Could the cleaner be making this smell? I've just cleaned it
out again, with some washing soda, and dried it with kitchen
paper. I'll leave it open overnight.

What is a good thing to clean the inside of refrigerators?

Chris Bacon wrote:

Something in the fridge went mouldy, so I thought I'd better
empty the thing, and clean it. I used a spray-on "Mr. Muscle
Multi-Task" ("cleans from kitchens to carpets"), as I have
recently bought some. All was well for a day or two, then it
began to smell bad again - not a mouldy smell, either, just
a horrid smell as of plugholes, old dogs, and... something.
I cleaned it again, with the same stuff. All was well for a
day or two, and now it smells as bad as after the first clean.

Could the cleaner be making this smell? I've just cleaned it
out again, with some washing soda, and dried it with kitchen
paper. I'll leave it open overnight.

What is a good thing to clean the inside of refrigerators?

Some fridges have little drainholes at the bottom - they can get clogged
with icky stuff, and cause a big stink, even if the rest of the fridge is
spotless.

On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 21:07:37 +0000, Chris Bacon
wrote:

Something in the fridge went mouldy, so I thought I'd better
empty the thing, and clean it. I used a spray-on "Mr. Muscle
Multi-Task" ("cleans from kitchens to carpets"), as I have
recently bought some. All was well for a day or two, then it
began to smell bad again - not a mouldy smell, either, just
a horrid smell as of plugholes, old dogs, and... something.
I cleaned it again, with the same stuff. All was well for a
day or two, and now it smells as bad as after the first clean.

Could the cleaner be making this smell? I've just cleaned it
out again, with some washing soda, and dried it with kitchen
paper. I'll leave it open overnight.

What is a good thing to clean the inside of refrigerators?


One that usually works is to make a paste of sodium bicarbonate rather
than washing soda (sodium carbonate) and wipe it on to all the
surfaces.

Then leave overnight and rinse the following day.

Is there a little port, a pipe and a tray over the compressor used for
automatic defrost to collect and evaporate the water?

These can become filled with crud.


--

..andy

S Viemeister wrote:
Chris Bacon wrote:
What is a good thing to clean the inside of refrigerators?

Some fridges have little drainholes at the bottom - they can get clogged
with icky stuff, and cause a big stink, even if the rest of the fridge is
spotless.

The little drain hole in this one is easy to see, & I've poked
a straw down it - I can't smell "the smell" outside the fridge,
either - when I cleaned it (both times) the inside was left dry.
This is hell - I *hate* cleaning fridges (but I hate this smell
more, it's turned the fridge into a tool for spoiling food -
it gets into the butter, and everything - Gah!).

Chris Bacon wrote:

Something in the fridge went mouldy, so I thought I'd better
empty the thing, and clean it. I used a spray-on "Mr. Muscle
Multi-Task" ("cleans from kitchens to carpets"), as I have
recently bought some. All was well for a day or two, then it
began to smell bad again - not a mouldy smell, either, just
a horrid smell as of plugholes, old dogs, and... something.
I cleaned it again, with the same stuff. All was well for a
day or two, and now it smells as bad as after the first clean.

Could the cleaner be making this smell? I've just cleaned it
out again, with some washing soda, and dried it with kitchen
paper. I'll leave it open overnight.

What is a good thing to clean the inside of refrigerators?

I had a chicken breast go off in our fridge recently - it was within
it's use by date, but had been removed from the controlled atmosphere
packaging. I nearly hurled when I opened the fridge one morning.

Anyway, to get rid of it, I dissolved rather a lot of bicarb in a glass
of warm water and put it in the fridge for a couple of days. Within a
day, the smell had gone.
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Chris Bacon wrote:

S Viemeister wrote:
Chris Bacon wrote:
What is a good thing to clean the inside of refrigerators?

Some fridges have little drainholes at the bottom - they can get clogged
with icky stuff, and cause a big stink, even if the rest of the fridge is
spotless.

The little drain hole in this one is easy to see, & I've poked
a straw down it - I can't smell "the smell" outside the fridge,
either - when I cleaned it (both times) the inside was left dry.
This is hell - I *hate* cleaning fridges (but I hate this smell
more, it's turned the fridge into a tool for spoiling food -
it gets into the butter, and everything - Gah!).

Even when the little hole _seems_ to be clean - it may harbour stink. I've
used warm vinegar and bicarb/baking soda to bubble stuff out. Poke some
soda in the hole, then follow with a little pour of the vinegar, let
bubble, scrub with a pipecleaner or tiny brush, and rinse with plain
water. It's always worked in the past. Wouldn't hurt to try.....

In article ,
Chris Bacon writes:
Something in the fridge went mouldy, so I thought I'd better
empty the thing, and clean it. I used a spray-on "Mr. Muscle
Multi-Task" ("cleans from kitchens to carpets"), as I have
recently bought some. All was well for a day or two, then it
began to smell bad again - not a mouldy smell, either, just
a horrid smell as of plugholes, old dogs, and... something.
I cleaned it again, with the same stuff. All was well for a
day or two, and now it smells as bad as after the first clean.

Could the cleaner be making this smell? I've just cleaned it

Yes. The fragrances in cleaners assume they can disperse.
This can't happen in a closed environment like a fridge,
and worse, the fragrances might end up getting into the food.

out again, with some washing soda, and dried it with kitchen
paper. I'll leave it open overnight.

What is a good thing to clean the inside of refrigerators?

Sodium Bicarbonate. This is baking powder (but avoid baking
powder if it also has flour in it, which some does.)

--
Andrew Gabriel

Andy Hall wrote:
Chris Bacon wrote:
What is a good thing to clean the inside of refrigerators?

One that usually works is to make a paste of sodium bicarbonate rather
than washing soda (sodium carbonate) and wipe it on to all the
surfaces.

I'll have to get some tomorrow, have only washing soda at the mo.,
& that's a solid block...


Then leave overnight and rinse the following day.

Oh, no.... more fridge-wiping... however, if it restores function
it will be worthwhile.


Is there a little port,

Lovely, the best wine in the world is two bottles or port (J.J.)


a pipe and a tray over the compressor used for
automatic defrost to collect and evaporate the water?

These can become filled with crud.

They're cler as far as I can see.... there was some stuff trapped
in the folds of the seal at the bottom, but it wasn't smelly,
and has gone now.

Hopefully tomortrow will see service restored. Must slide off
sqiiffily now.

"Chris Bacon" wrote in message
...
Something in the fridge went mouldy, so I thought I'd better
empty the thing, and clean it. I used a spray-on "Mr. Muscle
Multi-Task" ("cleans from kitchens to carpets"), as I have

Check that it is keeping cool and the compressor isn't getting red hot. It
sounds like the gas is leaking from it. That often smells the way you
describe, so it could have a leak. I knew someone that took a knife to a
freezer once to remove ice, then wondered why it never worked again!
You're best avoiding fancy cleaning solutions for fridges. use warm water
and washing up liquid on the inside.

Chris Bacon wrote:
Something in the fridge went mouldy, so I thought I'd better
empty the thing, and clean it. I used a spray-on "Mr. Muscle
Multi-Task"

You can buy no smell, no taste food safe cleaners in most supermarkets.
They are usually based on QAT biocides which will kill any taint/smell.

Dave

Chris Bacon wrote:
Something in the fridge went mouldy, so I thought I'd better
empty the thing, and clean it. I used a spray-on "Mr. Muscle
Multi-Task" ("cleans from kitchens to carpets"), as I have
recently bought some. All was well for a day or two, then it
began to smell bad again - not a mouldy smell, either, just
a horrid smell as of plugholes, old dogs, and... something.
I cleaned it again, with the same stuff. All was well for a
day or two, and now it smells as bad as after the first clean.

Could the cleaner be making this smell? I've just cleaned it
out again, with some washing soda, and dried it with kitchen
paper. I'll leave it open overnight.

What is a good thing to clean the inside of refrigerators?

Bleach and then washed off with washy liquid, leave the door open as you
suggsted.
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 21:07:37 +0000, Chris Bacon wrote:

What is a good thing to clean the inside of refrigerators?

Other recommendations of BiCarb of Soda are good.

What I also do as a longterm measure is use lemon halfs. After they've
been squeezed for juice I pop them in the fridge. They may soak up some
of the lingering smells. I don't know how good they are but they
certainly don't make things worse and it's re-using something that would
just end up in the bin.

Frink

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Doctor J. Frink wrote:
Chris Bacon wrote:
What is a good thing to clean the inside of refrigerators?

Other recommendations of BiCarb of Soda are good.
What I also do as a longterm measure is use lemon halfs. After they've
been squeezed for juice I pop them in the fridge. They may soak up some
of the lingering smells.

I like that idea, but I'll have to open the fridge later (he says,
blinking and wincing in the morning light).

On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 21:07:37 +0000, Chris Bacon
wrote:

Something in the fridge went mouldy, so I thought I'd better
empty the thing, and clean it. I used a spray-on "Mr. Muscle
Multi-Task" ("cleans from kitchens to carpets"), as I have
recently bought some. All was well for a day or two, then it
began to smell bad again - not a mouldy smell, either, just
a horrid smell as of plugholes, old dogs, and... something.
I cleaned it again, with the same stuff. All was well for a
day or two, and now it smells as bad as after the first clean.

Could the cleaner be making this smell? I've just cleaned it
out again, with some washing soda, and dried it with kitchen
paper. I'll leave it open overnight.

What is a good thing to clean the inside of refrigerators?

Best thing to clean almost anything around the house - steam cleaner.

I recently purchased the Shark portable steam cleaner. It is about the
size of an upright kettle and comes with a shoulder strap.

I've tried several different steam cleaners. However, the Shark seems
to have about 4 times the steam power of most of the other steam
cleaners in the market.

I boil a small amount of water in the kettle, carefully fill the steam
cleaner and it is operational in 2 minutes.

The steam cuts through anything. The advantage is that you are not
pouring toxic chemicals all over food surfaces.

The Shark is not cheap - about £70. However, when you think what you
spend on cleaning chemicals it's not bad.

The real surprise is particularly on windows. I've cleaned windows
using glass cleaner - they look totally clean. I then tried going
over them with the Shark - made a real difference.

(I have no connection with the manufacturer - just a very happy
customer)

Graham

In article ,
writes:

Best thing to clean almost anything around the house - steam cleaner.

Plastic fridge linings melt well below boiling point.

--
Andrew Gabriel

wrote in message
...
The Shark is not cheap - about £70. However, when you think what you
spend on cleaning chemicals it's not bad.

The real surprise is particularly on windows. I've cleaned windows
using glass cleaner - they look totally clean. I then tried going
over them with the Shark - made a real difference.

(I have no connection with the manufacturer - just a very happy
customer)

I would never have thought of using my steam cleaner in the fridge!! It
does a wonderful job on the oven and tiles and carpets.. and .. loads of
things.. Mine is not a Shark and I am too lazy to go and look and tell
you what it is, but I reckon a steam cleaner is a steam cleaner. Mine
is a big one but the attachments are varied and I can use it anywhere.

On 04 Dec 2005 12:33:11 GMT, (Andrew
Gabriel) wrote:

In article ,
writes:

Best thing to clean almost anything around the house - steam cleaner.

Plastic fridge linings melt well below boiling point.

The steam rapidly heats and then cools. It has not caused any damage
to the seals on our fridge or freezer.

If you held the steam cleaner in one position for a while then I
imagine it could do some damage.

Graham

wrote:

The steam rapidly heats and then cools. It has not caused any damage
to the seals on our fridge or freezer.

Brilliant piece of kit for defrosting the freezer, steam cleaner & a wet
vacuum.

Dave

"david lang" wrote in message
k...
wrote:

The steam rapidly heats and then cools. It has not caused any damage
to the seals on our fridge or freezer.

Brilliant piece of kit for defrosting the freezer, steam cleaner & a
wet vacuum.

I never thought of that when I did my freezer recently. Although I
don't really defrost it. I just empty it, scrape it down and put the
food back in.

On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 16:48:43 GMT, "david lang"
wrote:


Brilliant piece of kit for defrosting the freezer, steam cleaner & a wet
vacuum.

True. Defrosts the freezer in about 5 mins.

Graham

On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 16:53:38 GMT, "Ophelia" wrote:


I never thought of that when I did my freezer recently. Although I
don't really defrost it. I just empty it, scrape it down and put the
food back in.

I take all the frozen food out of the freezer. Pile it together into a
square and then place one or two large bath towels over the top to
insulate in some of the cold and stop it defrosting.

A few minutes with the steam cleaner and the ice is all gone and the
freezer is clean.

The food doesn't defrost in the short time it is out of the freezer.

Graham

wrote in message
...
On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 16:53:38 GMT, "Ophelia" wrote:


I never thought of that when I did my freezer recently. Although I
don't really defrost it. I just empty it, scrape it down and put the
food back in.

I take all the frozen food out of the freezer. Pile it together into a
square and then place one or two large bath towels over the top to
insulate in some of the cold and stop it defrosting.

A few minutes with the steam cleaner and the ice is all gone and the
freezer is clean.

The food doesn't defrost in the short time it is out of the freezer.

It doesn't defrost during the short time I am scraping down the freezer
either)

On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 20:36:44 GMT, wrote:


| I take all the frozen food out of the freezer. Pile it together into a
| square and then place one or two large bath towels over the top to
| insulate in some of the cold and stop it defrosting.

We use several sleeping bags, or spare blankets will do.
That way we can keep the food frozen for 24 hrs no problem, so there
is no need for a steam cleaner, let the ice melt naturally.
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On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 20:54:29 +0000, Dave Fawthrop
wrote:


We use several sleeping bags, or spare blankets will do.
That way we can keep the food frozen for 24 hrs no problem, so there
is no need for a steam cleaner, let the ice melt naturally.

I would be surprised if the food was still properly frozen after 24
hours.

What about cleaning the freezer?

Graham

On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 19:30:03 GMT, wrote:

| On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 20:54:29 +0000, Dave Fawthrop
| wrote:
|
|
| We use several sleeping bags, or spare blankets will do.
| That way we can keep the food frozen for 24 hrs no problem, so there
| is no need for a steam cleaner, let the ice melt naturally.
|
| I would be surprised if the food was still properly frozen after 24
| hours.

Definitely still frozen after 24 hrs.
Mind you we have masses of old sleeping bags.
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In message ,
writes
On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 20:54:29 +0000, Dave Fawthrop
wrote:


We use several sleeping bags, or spare blankets will do.
That way we can keep the food frozen for 24 hrs no problem, so there
is no need for a steam cleaner, let the ice melt naturally.

I would be surprised if the food was still properly frozen after 24
hours.

What about cleaning the freezer?

I once used a cook's blow-torch to de-frost my freezer. It has a leak
in the door-seal and froze up really badly. Took ages but worked a
treat. I was fortunate not to burn anything. The fridges/freezers I
have nowadays are self-defrosting.
--
June Hughes

In article ,
says...
snip

I once used a cook's blow-torch to de-frost my freezer.

A fan heater or hair drier is probably a better solution (as long as you
keep them away from the melt water).

In article ,
Rob Morley writes:
A fan heater or hair drier is probably a better solution (as long as you
keep them away from the melt water).

My grandfather turned a fridge into something Salvador Dali
would have been proud of by doing that, although that was a
long time ago.

--
Andrew Gabriel

Following up to June Hughes

I once used a cook's blow-torch to de-frost my freezer.

blimey, you like your fridge live dangerously, didnt you have a
flamethrower, handy? :-)
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In article ,
says...
In article ,
Rob Morley writes:
A fan heater or hair drier is probably a better solution (as long as you
keep them away from the melt water).

My grandfather turned a fridge into something Salvador Dali
would have been proud of by doing that, although that was a
long time ago.


I've used a fan heater to defrost when I was in a hurry, but on the low
setting and not too close.

In message , The Reid
writes
Following up to June Hughes

I once used a cook's blow-torch to de-frost my freezer.

blimey, you like your fridge live dangerously, didnt you have a
flamethrower, handy? :-)
It worked quite well but then there was a great deal of ice. Came off
in great chunks. I don't have that fridge any more but it didn't suffer
in the process and lasted another couple of years after being 'done'.
--
June Hughes

On 06 Dec 2005 08:38:32 GMT, (Andrew
Gabriel) wrote:

In article ,
Rob Morley writes:
A fan heater or hair drier is probably a better solution (as long as you
keep them away from the melt water).

My grandfather turned a fridge into something Salvador Dali
would have been proud of by doing that, although that was a
long time ago.


Were there purple dots in the corners?

Oh no, that was Miro....


--

..andy

The Reid wrote:

Following up to June Hughes

I once used a cook's blow-torch to de-frost my freezer.

blimey, you like your fridge live dangerously, didnt you have a
flamethrower, handy? :-)

Don't tempt her! You _know_ accountants are capable of anything,
specially the unexpected.


Greg

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On Thu, 8 Dec 2005 00:52:05 +0000, (Gregoire
Kretz) wrote:

The Reid wrote:

Following up to June Hughes

I once used a cook's blow-torch to de-frost my freezer.

blimey, you like your fridge live dangerously, didnt you have a
flamethrower, handy? :-)

Don't tempt her! You _know_ accountants are capable of anything,
specially the unexpected.


Greg

Hmmm....

I didn't think that accountants did *anything* unexpected.

Having said that, they are not as bad as actuaries. These are people
who found accountancy too exciting.


--

..andy

In message , Andy Hall
writes
On Thu, 8 Dec 2005 00:52:05 +0000, (Gregoire
Kretz) wrote:

The Reid wrote:

Following up to June Hughes

I once used a cook's blow-torch to de-frost my freezer.

blimey, you like your fridge live dangerously, didnt you have a
flamethrower, handy? :-)

Don't tempt her! You _know_ accountants are capable of anything,
specially the unexpected.


Greg

Hmmm....

I didn't think that accountants did *anything* unexpected.

Having said that, they are not as bad as actuaries. These are people
who found accountancy too exciting.


Some accountants are boring. Especially some of the men. If you are a
real accountant, it is anything but.
--
June Hughes

On Thu, 8 Dec 2005 08:50:31 +0000, June Hughes
wrote:

In message , Andy Hall
writes
On Thu, 8 Dec 2005 00:52:05 +0000, (Gregoire
Kretz) wrote:

The Reid wrote:

Following up to June Hughes

I once used a cook's blow-torch to de-frost my freezer.

blimey, you like your fridge live dangerously, didnt you have a
flamethrower, handy? :-)

Don't tempt her! You _know_ accountants are capable of anything,
specially the unexpected.


Greg

Hmmm....

I didn't think that accountants did *anything* unexpected.

Having said that, they are not as bad as actuaries. These are people
who found accountancy too exciting.


Some accountants are boring. Especially some of the men. If you are a
real accountant, it is anything but.


I see. Turf accountant? :-)


--

..andy

June Hughes wrote:

In message , Andy Hall
writes
On Thu, 8 Dec 2005 00:52:05 +0000, (Gregoire
Kretz) wrote:
[-]
Don't tempt her! You _know_ accountants are capable of anything,
specially the unexpected.

Hmmm....

I didn't think that accountants did *anything* unexpected.

Having said that, they are not as bad as actuaries. These are people
who found accountancy too exciting.


Some accountants are boring. Especially some of the men. If you are a
real accountant, it is anything but.

I like that series of images. The pen is mightier than the sword and,
when wielded by an expert, Excel can blow the swordsman away :-)

Mind you, "You've gotta AUDIT those Commie expletive" doesn't have
quite the right ring for most people.

regards
sarah

--
Think of it as evolution in action.

Following up to Chris Bacon

Something in the fridge went mouldy, so I thought I'd better
empty the thing, and clean it.

Do what ive done, buy a new fridge :-) Replacing the Indesit
fridge/freezer 35 years old, never a fault except the enamels
worn off.
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The Reid wrote:
Following up to Chris Bacon
Something in the fridge went mouldy, so I thought I'd better
empty the thing, and clean it.

Do what ive done, buy a new fridge :-) Replacing the Indesit
fridge/freezer 35 years old, never a fault except the enamels
worn off.

My fridge is almost new, and I'd rather clean it than throw it away!

sarah wrote:

June Hughes wrote:


Some accountants are boring. Especially some of the men. If you are a
real accountant, it is anything but.

One of our friend is. We were silly enough to release him in a big DIY
shop. When we found him at last he was in the gardening department,
lusting after the chainsaws.


I like that series of images. The pen is mightier than the sword and,
when wielded by an expert, Excel can blow the swordsman away :-)

Arf.


Mind you, "You've gotta AUDIT those Commie expletive" doesn't have
quite the right ring for most people.

It sure has the right wing, though.



Greg

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